Habitual offender gets five years, whipping for morphine use

New Straits Times

3 days ago

SHAH ALAM: A repeat drug offender was sentenced to five years in jail and ordered to be whipped twice by the Sessions Court for the self-administration of morphine in February.
It marked the third incarceration for Mohamed Anwar Syed Ahmad,41, for drug related offences within three years.
The charge sheet read he had two prior drug convictions at the Kulim magistrate's court in Kedah.
On Nov 3, 2022 and Feb 12, 2023 respectively, he was ordered by the Kulim magistrate's court to serve five months in jail and put under two years police surveillance for drug offences under Section 15(1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act.
Anwar looked unfazed with the new jail term after he pleaded guilty to the charge that he had administered morphine at 8.40pm in the toilet at the Subang Jaya district police headquarters on Feb 27.
In the dock, he did not hesitate to admit to the offence before judge Norazlin Othman.
He had asked for a light sentence.
"I regret my actions. I am supporting my mother and my sibling, who is still schooling.
"I have been jailed at the Subang Buloh Prison since my arrest on Feb 26," he said.
Anwar was charged under Section 15(1)(a) of the act punishable under Section 39C(1) and read with Section 38B, which provides a jail term not less than five years and not exceeding; and not more than three lashes.
It also carries police surveillance not less than two years and not exceeding three years.
After hearing Anwar's plea, Norazlin found him guilty as charged.
"Your guilty plea saved the time of all parties and you are eligible for a minimum sentence.
"However, I take note that you have seven prior convictions of which two are under Section 15(1).
"Therefore, I sentence you to five years and two strokes of the cane and two years of police monitoring after you are released," she said.